yesterday, wednesday, 11 swing state polls and obama led in all 11 by an average of 3.9. i think obama swing state strategy will work and it will give him the electoral votes he needs. whether it gives him the majority of the votes. >> dana: we talk about the pew poll that carl cameron talked about, intensity and the turn-out. the last 72 hours is one of the things that the rnc did well. in 2000 or 2004. they started the 72-hour program, which meant that all the work that you have done up to now, you have to double it and just as much in the last 72 hours. >> eric: yeah, are we boeing to get to karl rove's announcement? >> dana: yeah. >> eric: that points out -- >> dana: you can make it here. >> eric: let's do it. carl points out astutely that of the people who have been -- let me say it right. of the republicans who voted or applied for early voting, the numbers increase by 75,000. of the democrats -- versus 2008. democrats versus 2008 had to ask for 138,000 fewer, i believe. so the difference is 250,000 votes. in ohio. right? that is the exact same number that obama bea